Volda Orsta Sjakklag Varturnering 2026 R 1-4
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Volda, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1672, and top seed was Dimitar Petrov Radev (🇳🇴 NOR, 1827).
Gabriel Skotte (🇳🇴 NOR, 1655) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Aleksander Svendsen (3.5) and Sindre Welle (2.0). Skotte won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Stephan Rossner (1538) beat Dimitar Petrov Radev (1827), a +289-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Volda, Norway
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsGabriel Skotte led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
2
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Gabriel Skotte held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Gabriel Skotte won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gabriel Skotte | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aleksander Svendsen | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Stephan Rossner | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Sindre Welle | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skotte, Gabriel | 1655 | NOR | +16B | +6N | +3B | +4N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2370 | +23.4 |
| 2 | Svendsen, Aleksander | 1806 | NOR | +17B | =3N | +9B | +5N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1941 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Welle, Sindre | 1729 | NOR | +18B | =2B | −1N | =8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1643 | -8.6 |
| 4 | Rossner, Stephan | 1538 | NOR | +14B | −5N | +7N | −1B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1711 | +35.2 |
| 5 | Refsnes, Stale | 1715 | NOR | +12N | +4B | F | −2B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1672 | -2.2 |
| 6 | Myrene, Magnus Humberset | 1443 | NOR | +7N | −1B | F | +13B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1651 | +21.2 |
| 7 | Langstoyl, Alexander Ronan | 1646 | NOR | −6B | +13N | −4B | =12N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 691 | -56.4 |
| 8 | Hallaraker, Petter Walter | 1643 | NOR | F | F | +14N | =3B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1971 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Eide, Glenn Robert | 0 | NOR | F | +15B | −2N | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lovoll, Kare | 1603 | NOR | +19N | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2317 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Berge, Runar Lie | 0 | NOR | F | F | +?N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1755 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Myrene, Iver Humberset | 0 | NOR | −5B | −?N | F | =7B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sunde, Jone | 0 | NOR | F | −7B | F | −6N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Radev, Dimitar Petrov | 1827 | NOR | −4N | F | −8B | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 791 | -63.2 |
| 15 | Kulesza, Teodor | 0 | NOR | −?B | −9N | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hillestad, Ola Ovreberg | 0 | NOR | −1N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hansen, Jan-Erik | 1560 | NOR | −2N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1006 | -7.6 |
| 18 | Feiring, Ole | 1467 | NOR | −3N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Kamennyy, Alexander | 1517 | NOR | −10B | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 803 | -15.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rossner, StephanNOR+35.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Skotte, GabrielNOR+23.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Myrene, Magnus HumbersetNOR+21.22.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Radev, Dimitar PetrovNOR-63.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Langstoyl, Alexander RonanNOR-56.41.5 pts · #12
- 3Kamennyy, AlexanderNOR-15.20.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+289 Elo gap
- R1+203 Elo gap
- R3+184 Elo gap